The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-08

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"Yes, your Excellency." A8s FL
"Danicl, what State Is Mr.. Kenna
from?" Is S5&
Sweet Virginia, SIRE" '. 1eaS.
"Weat Virginia? Let's see, tina! Is q
Democratic State, isn't It Daniei?" q.
ayes, your Excellency, It 10 supposed
to boz" w ~ tEWgITrE
"Does West Virginia have any other
Senators besides Mr.. kenns, Danie! ?" :
"Yes Giro. 1t has two Others"
"Why that mskeH three Daniell Ia
West Virginia entitled to that many Son.
atoraP l Thought it only had one.1 ~
~ is only entitled to. two, sire, but
West Virginia is q growing State and
they arc 2 sort Of 20 as you please act
"Why, Daniel, didn't know thsy
could do that. New York hasn't 90 many
Senators, has It Daniel 2" l,I0II' :
"No, sire. New York has but two, but
West Virginia 10 lar greater State than
Now York, and ought 10 have Xix Sen.
but Daniel, my friend Mr.. Kenna is
still Senator, isn't herr rE7t5G#
'.Yca, sire, for tho time being" ..as.
"Daniel, that docan'! sound pleasant 10
me. lssounda as though my irlends days
arc numbered, as 1t were." Fa'T
That is exactlyit, your exceiIency, You
zoe, aire, Kenna stood in with Camden,
and tho Lucas.Wilson combination Ia
against him. They will probably do him
up ut the next Senatorial election"
Lucas Wilson? Wheis Lucas Wilson,
Dsniel2" a VI I-S''
"He 10 q bad citizen, from Bitter Greek,
are. Heis the ''s!ilest kicker Ia the bus.
lness. He 10 tho great anti.monopoly
Giasticutis. He is anti.,siirosd, anti.
riches, anti-talia, anti.smigratien, anti.
every thing, anti.anything. In fact, sire,
there 10 nothing that haa eve. yet been
discovered or ever will DO discovered
that no isn't against. 10 was against
Camden and the Standard Oil Company
and he did EN- up too, aire." IN
as 1t possible, Daniel! Well, really I
must WIito to Mr.. Lucas Wilson and OF.
fer him postotfice or something and net
him solid Tor me in 1888. 1t ID strange
he has never called upon mo, Daniel,
He is Democrat ism. he?' VT"
"W.e-ll.a' h-y-e.s, you might saw he is
Democrat, aire. Though the wsy they
have things mixed up out there in West
Virginia, !. Is hard to tell who ere Demo.
Gratis and who are not" '17-'s
"Mr. kenua is q Democrat, isn't he,
Dauiel?" - = -
"Well, yes, you might call him Dem.
oerat. Hc claimg 10 be Democrat sud
be vas in favor Of tho Legislative cauces
because his friend, Mr. Camden, had a
majority in the caucus, and the majority
claimed to be Democrats. Yes, we in;pht
cay That kenna is Democrat, sire, But
The kicEers also claimed to be Democrats,
and they hung on and fought Just like
Democrats, and acted the fool Just like
Democrats, and defeated Camden Just
like Democrats, and propose to defeat
KenEA just like Democrats, and will
'eust up the Democratic party in West
Virginia, Just like Democrats. Yes. sire.
Gueas they are all entitled to be called
Democratic" III
who nre tho other Senators from West
Virginia, Daniel?" 58fs'a.' IiE|
"Daniel ]. Faulkner and CHARLES Luces.
your Excallency." l55I i7..s
"la this Charles Lucas, related in any
way to Mr.. Lucss Wilson whom you men
toned few minutes aiuce?" ss5n
Il think no ia, sire. at any rate thew
stand together on Senatorial appoint-
mepts and such things just like twin
brothers," .' : W
"Thsy are all Democrats ain't they
Daniel, these Senators mean p a.
IVES, alleged Democrats, aire." r.
!" Wnat 40 you mean by alleged Demo.
crats,' Daniel?" ~, -
Job, Weat Virginia Democratic; eIre.
These kind that night harder against eaci,
other than thsy do the Republicans"
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"Who is this Windy Daniel?"
"Why, he is the reform Governor Of
West Virginia, your Eacellency.n
reform Reiorml It seelra to me that
have heard that word some whore. Did
! uge It in ono Of my messaacy, or where
did l hear 1t, Danielf" 60 .
"four ExcelleKcy will perhaps recall
President" n = q if6r.sys5s -. -
II believe you are right, Daniel. 1ant
it strange that | had forgotten It? Let
mo sse-isn't there something about civil
reform or service reform OF something OF
that sort, that I an prcauned to endorse
or oppcse Or something like that, Daniel ?"
"Hes, sire. Your Excellency 10 the
Civil Service Reform President Of the
United States" e -. &s.sllI-, 80
a"You must be careful aud make me re-.
member theee things, Daniel. an so
apt 10 forget triaeu." ~ 53"l